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Title: What’s the most aggressive sledge you’ve received?
Post by: 19reading87 on January 07, 2020, 07:48:49 PM
After Jos commented on Philander’s gut... what’s the most aggressive sledge you’ve received or heard on the pitch?
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Post by: alexhilly1492 on January 07, 2020, 07:53:25 PM
After Jos commented on Philander’s gut... what’s the most aggressive sledge you’ve received or heard on the pitch?

Pretty much the same thing as philander
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Post by: SouthpawMark on January 07, 2020, 08:07:25 PM
After hitting a fast bowler back over his head for 6 three balls in a row, I was called a slogging c**t. I burst out laughing, which he hated. He then tried to bounce me, and the ball bounced twice before it got to me. There’s nothing more fun than riling fast bowlers.
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Post by: WalkingWicket37 on January 07, 2020, 08:15:54 PM
Fielding at short midwicket last season the batsman dropped it and called for 1, but the non striker sent him back. He then said loud enough for me to hear
"next time, that fat **** can't run, he can't ******* field at all!"

A few overs later scores are tied, I'm bowling and he is on strike. He blocked a couple then decided to go for glory and hit a dolly straight to mid on. I couldn't resist having a little chirp back.
"What a pair eh, I can't ******** field and you can't ******** bat"

Not my finest moment in hindsight but my teammates loved it at the time and the umpire had a laugh about
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Post by: jamesisapayne on January 07, 2020, 08:26:05 PM
Sounds like a perfect reply if you ask me!
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Post by: SOULMAN1012 on January 07, 2020, 08:44:22 PM
Being told whilst batting out a draw in Prem league cricket a few years back the keeper standing up said to 1st slip “wish this guys mother had swallowed him so we wouldn’t have to watch him bore the s**t out of me”.

Had to say it made me smile and my partner chuckle when recalling the sledge in between overs.

Been called a C*** etc loads at lower club level etc but just laugh now or smile and blow a kiss always seems to get them going and lose there cool, think it’s just the casual coy way I do it lol
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Post by: SouthpawMark on January 07, 2020, 10:22:34 PM
One sledge I have had most success with is reserved for when I’m fielding, and the batsman is a blocker, who bores the **** out of everyone involved in the game.

“Blimey, more blocks than Lego Land” ... followed by him running down the wicket the very next ball, swiping and missing it, and getting stumped. Cue much laughter, and a mild telling off from the umpire, who was also laughing.
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Post by: wilkie113 on January 07, 2020, 10:37:45 PM
I have genuinely lost track of the amount of fat sledges I used to receive! It's great playing against people now who. Don't even recognise me haha.
Title: Re: What’s the most aggressive sledge you’ve received?
Post by: bruggers100 on January 13, 2020, 01:24:20 PM
Opening the batting for the  club 1st XI when I was about 15 / 16 and their South African overseas bowling me a bouncer, following through up to my face,  and telling me he was going to kill me.

What a tw*t !

I've had plenty of rubbish thrown at me in my time but that's the most aggressive.
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Post by: SLA on January 13, 2020, 01:40:28 PM
One time I scored a ton+, and one lad on the opposition used every sledge known to man throughout the innings. Its quite fun to be regaled with "This lads got more edges than a dodecahedron" and "I've seen more middle on a polo mint" as you launch another six over the bowlers head. Eventually the bowler told him to stfu.

TBH I don't think sledging works. I think it just makes the rest of your team think you're a bit of a tiresome liability.
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Post by: Jimbo on January 13, 2020, 02:06:19 PM
"more edges than a dodecahedron" 😂 not sure many of our club would know what a dodecahedron is but that's a belter.
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Post by: jjelricksmith on January 13, 2020, 02:32:57 PM
Think when I was about 13/14 I hit my first league 50 and the opposition skipper comes over pats me on the shoulder and says bet you think you're good don't you, you c**t. He called me a gravel slovel later in the same game, still no idea what that means in the context but was a warm welcome to league cricket and has stuck with me for years.
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Post by: Mfarank on January 13, 2020, 02:53:44 PM
In a friendly game last season, we were fielding first and one of our best fast bowlers was getting spanked all over the park by their opener which was getting to his head. He has a habit of cursing himself loud when he bowls a poor ball. Next over he goes to field at long on and as the batsman hit another six he called out to my mate and said "hey baldie, why dont u come back on so i can spank you some more". I was at point and calmly asked him to "calm down mate its just a friendly" to which he told me to shut the eff up. As fate would have it, skipper asked me to bowl the very next over and i knocked his leg stump off first ball and yelled "get the eff out of here!" And proceeded to literally escort him out of the ground pointing towards the dressing room reminding him which way it was. Best bit of karma i have personally seen in years!
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Post by: InternalTraining on January 13, 2020, 04:01:12 PM
... Eventually the bowler told him to stfu.

TBH I don't think sledging works. I think it just makes the rest of your team think you're a bit of a tiresome liability.

I agree with that. Sledging is probably the best thing that can happen to a good but tired or bored batsman at the crease - hits like a pot of coffee!
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Post by: Wozaboxa on January 13, 2020, 05:10:33 PM
Playing top of the league last season and this team had an aussie pro playing and he wasn't aggressive as such just constant, I said to the first slip "no wonder he's over here they must be sick of the sound of him down under". Anyway, they had a south African gent playing and he was a tad more smiley, for an older gent he was quite aggressive with it, I played an ugly pull shot that probably came off the splice but it limped for four, he chirps in "that shot was so ugly that your mrs is considering upgrading to it from you" I must admit it did make me chuckle.
However next ball same bowler tries to short ball me again but I cream it and it rockets to the boundary. I shout over to the south African alpha Male type "oi chompy, that shot was almost as good looking as your boyfriend"*

He was not impressed at all, especially when the slip cordon laugh quite loudly. He got the last laugh though when he caught me out.

*I know it's not cool with that type of slur. He was just one of those types of guys and he had already made noises at of our players who wears rainbow laces for the obvious reason.
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Post by: FattusCattus on January 14, 2020, 10:58:24 AM
Sledging seems a bit lame
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Post by: Jimbo on January 14, 2020, 02:25:48 PM
I'm a big fan of our keeper's tactic of "reverse sledging". If the batsman plays a crap shot, he'll only compliment the bowler on the delivery. If the batsman hits a nice shot, he'll tell them how nice it was and offer technical tips. Amazing how effective it is.
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Post by: InternalTraining on January 14, 2020, 05:47:46 PM
^ Compliment are brutal!

My sincere compliments have resulted in some fine batsmen getting out early. Not that I was trying to get them out though. :D
Title: Re: What’s the most aggressive sledge you’ve received?
Post by: Tailendfielder on January 14, 2020, 06:55:13 PM
Im going to digress a little but 99% of sledging is terrible anyway. I just completely blank the fielding side.

I absolutely despise my team complimenting the batsman (other than a respectful clap for a ton) or entering jovial banter / friendly chat. Im a keeper and i very rarely say anything and if a batter speaks to me ill just vacantly  stare at them. Nothing worse than making a batter feel comfortable / at home at the crease. (In league matches, friendlies is obviously very different)
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Post by: richyreed on January 14, 2020, 06:59:33 PM
Mine is quite similar to @jjelricksmith's story. I played my first mens league game when I was 11, I came in at about 8 when we were chasing, still needing 100 odd runs to win. Me and the bloke at the other end put on a bit of a partnership which rubbed them up the wrong way. The wicket keeper in particular started calling me all sorts of names (including c#$%), making sounds as I was about to hit the ball etc. I eventually got out and we ended up losing the game. My dad arrived as the game was wrapping up and I could see I was upset so I told about what happened. When they were walking off after the game he went over the wicket keeper to ask him why he called his son a c#$%, their skipper then decided to throw a pint over my dad, so he turned around and decked him! Apparently the skipper was a known trouble maker in the league, him and the keeper ended up getting banned for the rest of the season.

Quite the introduction into mens cricket :D
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Post by: blindowl on January 14, 2020, 07:11:02 PM
Mostly we just sledge our own fielders.

Hate it when teammates start nasty comments towards the oppo. Ruins a good afternoon out.

Think my favourite recent one was one of our younger lads dryly remarking that he had seen milk turn faster than his team mate at coverpoint who was going after the ball.
Title: Re: What’s the most aggressive sledge you’ve received?
Post by: Tailendfielder on January 14, 2020, 07:18:50 PM
Mine is quite similar to @jjelricksmith's story. I played my first mens league game when I was 11, I came in at about 8 when we were chasing, still needing 100 odd runs to win. Me and the bloke at the other end put on a bit of a partnership which rubbed them up the wrong way. The wicket keeper in particular started calling me all sorts of names (including c#$%), making sounds as I was about to hit the ball etc. I eventually got out and we ended up losing the game. My dad arrived as the game was wrapping up and I could see I was upset so I told about what happened. When they were walking off after the game he went over the wicket keeper to ask him why he called his son a c#$%, their skipper then decided to throw a pint over my dad, so he turned around and decked him! Apparently the skipper was a known trouble maker in the league, him and the keeper ended up getting banned for the rest of the season.

Quite the introduction into mens cricket :D

Sledging an 11 year old is pretty tragic
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Post by: jamesisapayne on January 14, 2020, 07:24:23 PM
One thing I've learnt from this thread is that there are some really sad individuals playing that think it's ok to verbally abuse kids. Absolutely ridiculous.
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Post by: AJ2014 on January 14, 2020, 07:25:09 PM
as a no 10 batter oppos every comment feel being sledged! :D
once keeper said something about yellow Albion helmet, i pretended as if i didn't hear anything, something to with aussie
once I batted at no 7, guy started saying, 'you haven't hit a 4 yet', next delivery was hit for 4,(mid wicket), i then said, 'that was a 4'
once i went to bat against an Asian team, one of the guy started talking about, how good H Pro bats are, I was using one, I hadn't even taken the guard yet.
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Post by: ProCricketer1982 on January 14, 2020, 10:30:46 PM
One thing I've learnt from this thread is that there are some really sad individuals playing that think it's ok to verbally abuse kids. Absolutely ridiculous.

Exchange ‘kids’ for ‘anyone’ and it’s an accurate statement. Still, apparently ‘it’s part of the game’ and ‘shows you’re more competitive’
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Post by: jamesisapayne on January 14, 2020, 10:39:29 PM
Exchange ‘kids’ for ‘anyone’ and it’s an accurate statement. Still, apparently ‘it’s part of the game’ and ‘shows you’re more competitive’

I don't advocate or condone verbally abusing anyone, especially on a sports field where you're playing for fun, but there's something about a jumped up arsehole calling a 10-12 year a old a 'c*&t' that really, really, really annoys me and if I heard that on a cricket field I'd find it hard not to lamp the guy. Who the hell do these people think they are.
Title: Re: What’s the most aggressive sledge you’ve received?
Post by: ozcfa on January 15, 2020, 06:21:25 AM
I disagree...I think sledging works. As Steve Waugh said it is mental disintegration and I have seen batsman coming under pressure with some smart reminders of the match situation and required run rate etc.

However, one should not cross the boundary. I would never allow anyone from my team to say or do anything rude/unreasonable on the ground.

Btw I sit on the conducts committee of our association. So most people behave against us :-)
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Post by: Buzz on January 15, 2020, 08:38:51 AM
Depending on how you define sledging, I think it can work too. But I don't mean abuse. The right chat can get under a batters skin and can cause a loss of concentration.

I have to admit I still don't like it though.
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Post by: SOULMAN1012 on January 15, 2020, 08:48:20 AM
I disagree...I think sledging works. As Steve Waugh said it is mental disintegration.

He is an international batsmen playing the highest level. NOT playing fourth grade in the local park or Div 8 on the local council pitch.

I just laugh now when people try and sledge me and as a keeper i just give encouragement to my team mates and make no comment to the batter what so ever.
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Post by: SLA on January 15, 2020, 09:18:36 AM
I disagree...I think sledging works. As Steve Waugh said it is mental disintegration and I have seen batsman coming under pressure with some smart reminders of the match situation and required run rate etc.

However, one should not cross the boundary. I would never allow anyone from my team to say or do anything rude/unreasonable on the ground.

Btw I sit on the conducts committee of our association. So most people behave against us :-)


Most experienced cricketers will have heard it allll before. Whatever style of sledging you prefer, it will be water off a ducks back.

However, there are plenty of young or casual cricketers who won't be expecting to be sledged. Abusing them and making them miserable may well hasten their demise.

It will also mean they never play cricket again. Do this enough times, and teams will start folding. Eventually, the league will fold and you won't have any cricket to play at all.


So I guess you really need to ask yourself, what's more important - Winning a meaningless amateur cricket match, or destroying the entire sport?


I don't care what level you play at, there should be a complete no tolerance policy on sledging. First strike: match ban for the abuser; second strike: season ban for the abuser with a match ban for the skipper responsible; third strike: life ban for the abuser with a season ban for the skipper responsible.

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Post by: WalkingWicket37 on January 15, 2020, 10:08:03 AM
@SLA ah yes, the sensible option to prevent the entire sport from being destroyed would be to ban a load of players for life, how foolish of everyone not to see this...
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Post by: jamesisapayne on January 15, 2020, 11:59:49 AM
You couldn't even begin to try and enforce that sort of approach.

Most leagues are struggling for people to fill the basic positions like league reps, secretary etc let alone have a panel that's going to spend time keeping an eye on how many strikes a player has had.
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Post by: SLA on January 15, 2020, 12:27:47 PM
@SLA ah yes, the sensible option to prevent the entire sport from being destroyed would be to ban a load of players for life, how foolish of everyone not to see this...

Better to kick out a handful of psychopaths now, rather than let them drive away dozens upon dozens of casual players.
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Post by: Jimbo on January 15, 2020, 01:55:50 PM
I'm not sure the majority of them are "psychopaths". Large man-babies who need to have it explained to them where to draw the line is probably more accurate for most. Reasonable sanctions like a ban for a couple of games wouldn't hurt in some cases though.
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Post by: SLA on January 15, 2020, 02:29:00 PM
I'm not sure the majority of them are "psychopaths". Large man-babies who need to have it explained to them where to draw the line is probably more accurate for most. Reasonable sanctions like a ban for a couple of games wouldn't hurt in some cases though.

Indeed - we have to remember that abusive opposition behaviour is cited as the number 1 reason why people give up the sport. At a time when player numbers are collapsing and clubs and leagues are disappearing at a rate of knots, we can't just turn a blind eye to this.
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Post by: WalkingWicket37 on January 15, 2020, 02:49:16 PM
Indeed - we have to remember that abusive opposition behaviour is cited as the number 1 reason why people give up the sport. At a time when player numbers are collapsing and clubs and leagues are disappearing at a rate of knots, we can't just turn a blind eye to this.

Is there anything to back this statement up at all?

The general consensus has been people give up because 8 hours is a long time, games finish too late and people have better things to do on a Saturday, hasn't it?
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Post by: jamesisapayne on January 15, 2020, 02:57:06 PM
The general consensus has been people give up because 8 hours is a long time, games finish too late and people have better things to do on a Saturday, hasn't it?


Cheating, poor sportsmanship and abusive behaviour is certainly a catalyst for people feeling disillusioned with the game, but I dont' think opposition behaviour is main reason for people dropping out of the game at all.

It's the amount of time it takes to play the game - Certainly that way for me and everyone else I know, especially those like myself with kids.
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Post by: SLA on January 15, 2020, 04:15:43 PM
Is there anything to back this statement up at all?

The general consensus has been people give up because 8 hours is a long time, games finish too late and people have better things to do on a Saturday, hasn't it?

Yes, it was the result of a survey that was widely discussed by the cricketer magazine.

Can I just politely point out how antagonistic and aggressive your post was?
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Post by: SLA on January 15, 2020, 04:17:08 PM

Cheating, poor sportsmanship and abusive behaviour is certainly a catalyst for people feeling disillusioned with the game, but I dont' think opposition behaviour is main reason for people dropping out of the game at all.

It's the amount of time it takes to play the game - Certainly that way for me and everyone else I know, especially those like myself with kids.

Again - this is the result of a large survey of amateur cricketers featured in the cricketer magazine. Fair enough if you have a different experience, but anecdotes do not trump actual data.
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Post by: Jimbo on January 15, 2020, 04:22:02 PM
On a purely anecdotal basis, I've heard a lot more people stepping back because of the time commitment. Much more common complaint in football that it's down to opposition behaviour than in cricket.

Saying that, it's a large part of why I switched sports so it's not something I'd want to lose about recreational cricket.
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Post by: dt-second-hand-cricket on January 15, 2020, 04:26:28 PM
Again - this is the result of a large survey of amateur cricketers featured in the cricketer magazine. Fair enough if you have a different experience, but anecdotes do not trump actual data.

would be very interested in reading that feature, have you got a link to the article please?
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Post by: SLA on January 15, 2020, 04:33:50 PM
would be very interested in reading that feature, have you got a link to the article please?

I'm afraid I don't keep a detailed log of every article or feature I've ever looked at, no. Perhaps I should.

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Post by: dt-second-hand-cricket on January 15, 2020, 04:37:00 PM
I'm afraid I don't keep a detailed log of every article or feature I've ever looked at, no. Perhaps I should.

sorry if my question upset you, i was only asking if you had a link to the article as i would be interested in reading it, again i apologise for any insult you took from my question
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Post by: SLA on January 15, 2020, 04:40:50 PM
sorry if my question upset you, i was only asking if you had a link to the article as i would be interested in reading it, again i apologise for any insult you took from my question

No - sorry - it didn't at all - I was just lamenting my inability to find old articles on the internet. It would be genuinely useful to have some kind of system!
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Post by: dt-second-hand-cricket on January 15, 2020, 04:43:23 PM
No - sorry - it didn't at all - I was just lamenting my inability to find old articles on the internet. It would be genuinely useful to have some kind of system!

no worries
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Post by: ProCricketer1982 on January 15, 2020, 07:19:37 PM
Indeed - we have to remember that abusive opposition behaviour is cited as the number 1 reason why people give up the sport. At a time when player numbers are collapsing and clubs and leagues are disappearing at a rate of knots, we can't just turn a blind eye to this.

This this this

People seem to forget or simply not care that we (cricket) are losing players left right and centre. We need to do everything we can to stop people leaving. Stopping sledging is such an easy win as it only ever makes people hate playing (unless you’re the gobby one)
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Post by: ProCricketer1982 on January 15, 2020, 07:23:15 PM
Is there anything to back this statement up at all?

The general consensus has been people give up because 8 hours is a long time, games finish too late and people have better things to do on a Saturday, hasn't it?

There are loads of reasons why so all we can do is try to stop as much as we can. An easy win is eliminate verbals. Obviously there are things like midweek 2020 and Sunday 2020 for those without the time etc
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Post by: brokenbat on January 24, 2020, 10:25:44 PM
Clearly, being called Ed Shereen is way worse than anything here
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Post by: InternalTraining on January 24, 2020, 10:34:52 PM
^Hahahaaa
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Post by: Bats_Entertainment on January 25, 2020, 12:07:03 AM
Sledgers are ****s.